LucasArt and BioWare Announce Unannounced Title

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LucasArt and BioWare Announce Unannounced Title

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LucasArts and BioWare Corp announced that they’re working on an, apparently, “Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Produce” together.

Many speculate that this is the MMO that BioWare Austin is developing and the general thought seems to be that this is a Knight of the Old Republic MMO.

This has been rumoured ever since BioWare announced that it’s working on an MMO (in fact, there was talk of this even before either Knights of the Old Republic or Star Wars Galaxies were released) and was [url=http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/ ... /:3uiv9g8v]‘confirmed’ by Primotech magazine[/url:3uiv9g8v] less than two weeks ago, who says that they have insider information confirming it. As it is though it remains a rumour until BioWare and/or LucasArts officially confirm it, but this announcement seems to make it very likely.

It’s also interesting to note that the recently announced (future) acquisition of BioWare (and Pandemic) by EA was said to be in a large part because of the MMO BioWare is developing.

You can read the official press release at the (new) [url=http://www.lucasartsbioware.com/:3uiv9g8v]official website[/url:3uiv9g8v]:

[quote:3uiv9g8v][b:3uiv9g8v]Lucasarts and Bioware Corp. To Develop Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product[/b:3uiv9g8v]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and EDMONTON, CANADA [html]—[/html] October 30, 2007 [html]—[/html] LucasArts and BioWare Corp. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an interactive entertainment product. The product, details of which will be unveiled at a later date, will be developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, and will push the boundaries of the gaming market by utilizing the strengths of both companies to deliver an innovative, high-quality experience.

“LucasArts has a deep commitment to developing compelling stories and characters for the unique medium of interactive entertainment, and we have been searching for a developer that shares this value. We found this in BioWare,” said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. “Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability to blend gripping stories with technological advancements, and we believe that our upcoming product will deliver an experience that will span the traditional boundaries of video game entertainment.”

“BioWare’s mission is to deliver the best story and character-driven games in the world, delivering powerful emotional experiences to our fans.” said Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer, BioWare Corp. Added Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare Corp., “The collaboration with LucasArts allows us to combine our passion for creating high quality and innovative experiences with those of a company dedicated to bringing only the finest games to market.[/quote:3uiv9g8v]
Seems to be interesting times ahead.


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